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BELLEROPHON
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• BELLEROPHON (noun)
The noun BELLEROPHON has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
Familiarity information: BELLEROPHON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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